I have been quite critical of the stories published by ProPublica over the past year. The articles are agenda-driven, and attempt to discredit the Supreme Court, and Justice Thomas in particular. However, ProPublica's latest piece has some newsworthy reveals.
In January 2000, Justice Thomas apparently told Representative Cliff Stearns, a Republican from Florida, that salaries for Supreme Court justices should be increased. Thomas also apparently said that one or more Justices would retire in the next year if salaries wre not increased. Stearns memorialized this conversation in a letter to Thomas:
Dear Justics Thomas: Just a note to let you know how much enjoyed visiting with you on the flight back from Jacksonville to Dulles. 1 intend to look into a bill to raise the salaries of members of The Supreme Court. As we agreed, it is worth a lot to American to have the constitution properly interpreted. We must have the proper incentives here, too.
